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- From: njl@drutx.ATT.COM (LaRocheNJ)
- Newsgroups: rec.pets
- Subject: Re: bunny questions
- Summary: Most buns will eat about all the veggies you can give.
- Message-ID: <23017@drutx.ATT.COM>
- Date: 28 Dec 92 20:35:46 GMT
- References: <1992Dec23.205153.9774@ee.ubc.ca> <22985@drutx.ATT.COM> <1992Dec24.113744.381@news.cs.indiana.edu>
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- In article <1992Dec24.113744.381@news.cs.indiana.edu>, alyoung@cherry.ucs.indiana.edu (Amy Young Leith) writes:
- > In article <22985@drutx.ATT.COM> njl@drutx.ATT.COM (LaRocheNJ) writes:
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- > 1/2 inch of carrot??? Whew, I'm doing something wrong. Dink will eat
- > a WHOLE carrot in a flash if given to him.
-
- Most rabbits will--just like kids won't stop with one candy bar if given
- the choice. Granted, 1/2-inch is probably not the max a bun could have
- and still stay healthy, but the point should be carefully
- considered--it's easy to give a bunny too much "empty" food that can
- lead to malnutrition.
-
- > I know this sounds funny, but Dink eats EVERYTHING. He eats paper, he
- > eats fabric, yarn, carpet, cardboard, cords, books, you name it.
-
- No, it doesn't sound funny, it sounds bunny! :-) Many buns are like this,
- although it's more common in young bunnies and tends to fade somewhat as
- they grow older. But do be careful--if he is acutally EATING these
- things, as opposed to shredding them, he could easily develop a blockage.
- Rabbits seem to grow more prone to these blockages as they grow older, so
- even if he's never been blocked before, be very watchful.
-
- > He loves junk food (which we try to not do because of the weight thing,
- > [and] veggies: carrots, brocolli, radishes, lettuce.
-
- Again, realize that all of these things take up space in his stomach but
- fail to provide good nutrition. At some point, you may discover a bunny
- who is fat, but malnurished--and believe me, a malnurished bunny is a sad
- thing to see. They are prone to all sorts of infections and illnesses
- and such things and often die from these complications since their immune
- systems aren't in good shape either.
-
- I'm not saying your bun is malnurished at this point, but as he grows
- older, his need for good nutrition increases, so his potential for
- becoming malnurished also increases. You might gradually reduce the
- amount of veggies and junk food until you get him accustomed to
- significantly lesser amounts.
-
- Nancy LaRoche (HRS)
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